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Sweden's never-ending debate on migration

A cross-party consensus on migration was supposed to choke off the right-wing populists. The attempt failed spectacularly

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The post-capitalist hit of the summer

The pandemic has led to a first in the history of capitalism: financiers don’t give a damn about the real economy anymore

By Yanis Varoufakis

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A Trump-like anti-intellectual

Shinzo Abe, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, steps down. During his tenure, he failed to achieve most of his goals

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Why women deserve a four-day week

The pandemic has shown only too clearly: women are still doing far more unpaid work than men. A four-day week, however, could help shift the balance

By Helen Hester

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Trump and the politics of ‘mean world’

The Republican convention was a four-day cavalcade of the mean world alarmism thriving on fear

By David Brooks

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Thailand’s anti-establishment protests

For many young people, these protests are the last chance to fight for a better politics that respects popular sovereignty

By Janjira Sombatpoonsiri

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Why Biden needs a landslide just to win

Only a lopsided show of force would overcome undelivered mail, closed polling sites and Trump’s schemes

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Male leadership malpractice

The US, Brazilian and Indian leaders' authoritarian personalities have led to the world’s highest numbers of Covid-19 infections

By Jayati Ghosh

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The fairy tale of the illiberal left

The debate about identity politics is not about silencing critical voices, but about demanding fundamental rights

By Jan-Werner Mueller

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Beirut’s blast is a warning for America

Many Lebanese are starved for a government that represents the common good. The same is true for America

By Thomas L. Friedman